Specify Missing Image Dimensions
by yasir129 · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 9K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin helps to add missing width and height attributes to images.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “image optimization”, “images” and “optimize” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 69 average across 1,809 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 17.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,106 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1619 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 11 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1619 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| image optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pagespeed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image optimization”, “images” and “optimize” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 560 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nouha883.8y ago
It doesn’t need much configuration, yet it works like magic. Thank you for this plugin. The CLS of the website is much better now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ highdeckstudio4.3y ago
Excellent! Ideal plugin for users of page builders like Elementor. Thank you so much!💚
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hony Tsoi4.8y ago
Improved by CLS from 0.26 to 0.0004 with no effort! Using with Divi theme which is very heavy, so any improvement is good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cropsong5.1y ago
After install this plugin, my website speed was improved a lot, thank you! Just please keep this plugin updated as quick as you can.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jasonbear5.3y ago
Junk. Fix your product! I wasted 2 days trying to figure out why my entire site was absurdly slow and why my WordPress admin kept getting “504 Gateway Timeout” errors that made it entirely unusable! I installed this thing to speed up my site, and you made it 100 times slower . . . and unusable! Great job! I couldn’t even load the plugins page to deactivate plugins one-by-one to identify the culprit. I had to rename each plugin folder via FTP in order to disable each plugin. As soon as I disable “Specify Missing Image Dimensions,” the problem goes away! REMOVE THIS HARMFUL PLUGIN!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sunnyjimm5.3y ago
Thank you for your useful and easy to use plugin. Solved the Core Web Vitals issue like magic – just install and BOOM! Job done. High5!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rudiculous5.4y ago
Saved me a lot of trouble and no shifting elements anymore (as of pictures) Elementor has no default option to change the html dimensions, this plugin does it automatically, great stuff! Thanks a lot for making this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tyealia5.5y ago
great did exactly what I wanted it and fixed some issues with cumulative layout shift
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin helps to add missing width and height attributes to images."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,062 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image optimization", "Optimize" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 626 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 217 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 50+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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